TCP; Cougars control action on the mat

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David Beasley, Sports Editor
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Volume 47, Issue 10
Sports

The No. 4 ranked Cougar wrestling team continued to represent the fighting spirit of Clackamas last Friday. They took out No. 23 ranked Southwestern Oregon Lakers.

The match announcer, Aaron Hall, introduced the wrestlers with crowd-pleasing, fight-style face offs. It was good foreshadowing of the impressive battles that took place. The Cougars showed how hard work and determination pay off. They set a good example for all Clackamas students with their work ethic and performance.

“In wrestling, you’re never done,” said Hall. “You’re working on your weaknesses and strengths a lot.”

The 125-pound division was a forfeit for Clackamas, and Southwestern Oregon’s Matthew Nguyen was awarded the win. The score started out 0-6 in favor of the Lakers.

The first match was CCC’s very talented  C.J. Palmer versus Lucas Garza at 133 pounds. With a bit of a feeling-out process, Palmer finally caught the elusive Garza. Palmer held him with all four limbs up, winning via pin.

“He was really defensive, he didn’t want to wrestle,” said Palmer. “I had to lose four pounds before the meet. I was tired from running. It’s hard cutting weight right before a match.” 

The team score was tied after the first match 6-6. Next, at 141 pounds was CCC’s Robbie Rizzolino against Matt Gay. As Rizzolino tenaciously attempted to catch Gay, Gay executed a spectacular one-handed cartwheel evade. Gay gained the advantage and used excellent control. Gay won by decision. The score was then 6-9 Lakers lead.
At 149 pounds, Kenny Martin faced the Lakers’ Aaron Villain. Martin won the competitive match 7-4 and tied the meet 9-9. The Lakers had to forfeit the 157 pounds match, so the Cougars took the lead 15-9. For the 165 pounds division, Shane Sheppard of Clackamas wrestled Andrew Orr.

A few seconds into the match the referee halted the action for blood on the mat.

“There’s blood everywhere,” he declared.

It was Orr’s nose. At the restart from standing position Orr took a two-point takedown and got a pin. Orr won. The score was tied again, 15-15. Moving up the weight divisions, at 174 pounds, Tyler White was set to wrestle Mikey Ayala of Southwestern Oregon. White had a very good takedown and near-fall, accruing five points, and relentlessly tried to get Ayala’s arm out from underneath to get a pin. Ayala defended the pin, but White won. Clackamas took the lead again, 18-15.

Next up was 184 pounds Cougar powerhouse Adrian Salas versus Kolbjorn Skaflestad.

Skaflestad almost had a two-point takedown but Salas rolled at the last second. The referee called it as off the mat. The Lakers’ coach was very upset with the call. Salas executed a powerful two-point takedown and got two more points controlling the action and then two more. Salas got an impressive pin winning the match.

For the 197 pounds division, Ihoughama Odigizuwa accepted the win for Clackamas, putting the score at 24-15 as the Lakers’ forfeit.

Last, but certainly not least was CCC’s imposing 285 pounds Brandon Johnson against Teran Reedy.

Johnson had a strong two-point takedown and grabbed another three points before almost pinning Reedy. Johnson earned another three points for a dominant score of 8-0. He got another two-point takedown for 10-0 and one point for stalling was awarded to Johnson against Reedy, 11-0. Then one point was awarded to Reedy against Johnson for stalling, 11-1. Johnson executed one of the night’s most spectacular techniques with a takedown slam right at the buzzer. Johnson won 14-1.

“The slam was great,” said announcer Hall. “It was fantastic, the crowd loves those techniques. It gets the crowd into it.”

Johnson’s win put the final meet score at 34-15. Clackamas won, as expected, in dominating fashion. The following morning, Saturday, Jan. 25, the team traveled to Forest Grove for the Boxer Open tournament.
Johnson was satisfied with his team’s performance Friday night. He knew he had to stay consistent in his own game as well to succeed in the championships this season, he said.

“There’s been ups and downs,” said Johnson. “Trying to have more ups right now, just trying to push through being tired, trying to get in shape this season. Third round is usually when I start getting tired. You can lead the whole match and lose it all at the end.”

Palmer had confidence in his team for the remainder of the season and saw the possibility of championship glory.

“The biggest challenge will be getting mentally prepared,” said Palmer. “I think everyone should be ready.”
The Cougars’ last home meet will be against Pacific University on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Then on Feb. 15 they will head to Rock Creek, Wyo.,  for regionals.

TCP; Cougar wrestling beats #1 ranked North Idaho team

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David Beasley, Sports Editor
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Volume 47, Issue 9
Sports

Staying true to form, the Cougar wrestling team has dominated much of their competition this season. Clackamas won the Cliff Keen National Duals earlier this month. Last Sunday, CCC hosted the Clackamas Open Wrestling Tournament. Schools from all over the North West attended the event and Clackamas saw seven of its team members place in the top three.

The previous Saturday featured an important meet at Clackamas between No. 4 ranked CCC and No. 1 ranked North Idaho. Clackamas came out on top. In front of a large and excited home crowd Clackamas avenged their loss from December to the top team in the nation 27-14.

First to hit the mat was Clackamas’ 125 lbs. Stevan Knoblauch who won against Jared Miller with a fall. Knoblauch placed first in the 125 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament. In the 133 lbs. division CJ Palmer also earned a victory for Clackamas Saturday via fall against Zach Mahaney.

The scoreboard read 12-0 in favor of Clackamas. The 141 lbs. division was up. Robert Rizzolino wrestled for Clackamas against Kit Major. Rizzolino won and placed first in the 141 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament. Daniel Leonard of CCC took second in that division as well Sunday.

The first three matches set a good pace for the team and fired up the crowd. The score was 17-0. At 149 lbs. Kenny Martin faced North Idaho’s Jeremy Golding. Golding won. Martin placed second in the 149 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament.

With the visiting team finally on the scoreboard at 17-4, the 157 lbs. division brought out Clackamas’ Eleazar DeLuca to face Nico Moreno. North Idaho’s coach accused DeLuca of a choke.

“The coach tried to argue that it was a choke hold, but it was completely legal,” said DeLuca.

Moreno showed some fast escapes, but DeLuca answered with a solid takedown. DeLuca won the match 9-7 avenging his loss from December in Idaho.

“I felt like I controlled it,” said DeLuca. “I would have liked to have been more offensive, my main objective is to be in control in matches.”

DeLuca has had a very successful season so far.

“It’s been pretty good, we won Nationals last week,” said DeLuca. “Every week we just build a little more and keep progressing.”

Commanding a strong lead 20-4 Clackamas next sent 165 lbs. Kyle Bateman to wrestle Tyler Mclean. Mclean had a very good two point takedown in the first round. Bateman utilized excellent control in second round and wouldn’t let Mclean up. Bateman had Mclean’s left arm tied up behind his back. Bateman scored with a relentless two point takedown in round 3.     

Tied, the match went to overtime sudden victory. Mclean won the competitive match with a two point takedown. Bateman placed second in the 165 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament.
The Cougars were still in the lead with 20-7. At 174 lbs. Tyler White of Clackamas was pitted against Derrick Booth. White grabbed booth’s leg but Booth reversed the disadvantage and took a two point takedown. White managed an excellent reversal after being tied-up on the mat. Booth won 4-2. White pushed Booth in face at end and the ref called unsportsmanlike conduct for pushing in the face after whistle. The officials took two points from Clackamas making it 19-10.

Clackamas still held the advantage however. The Cougars sent 184 lbs. Adrian Salas to battle Johnathan Dennis. Salas won in dominating fashion 17-2 and placed second in the 184 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament.

Staying well ahead of their opponents at 24-10 the Cougars set up 197 lbs. Ihoghama Odigizuwa to compete against the number one wrestler in the division VJ Giulio. Odigizuwa had a good two point takedown despite Giulio trying to flip out of it. Odigizuwa also executed a great escape. The crowd was very excited, Guilio landed a takedown. Odigizuwa took an impressive win 8-4.

“Last time we wrestled there was a lot of mistakes I made,” said Odigizuwa. “But coach helped me work on those. The hard work in the wrestling room and my conditioning helped.”

Odigizuwa placed first in the 197 lbs. division the next day at the Clackamas Open Tournament and has proven to be a force to reckon with this season.

“It’s been alright, I won some and lost some,” said Odigizuwa. “Been working really hard in the wrestling room.”

A solid 27-10 lead was an assured team victory for the Cougars, but one match remained; 285 lbs. Brandon Johnson of Clackamas against Taylor Kurnoely. Kurnoely won. Clackamas was victorious as the team finished 27-14.

Head coach Josh Rhoden was pleased with the outcome of the meet.

“The kids wrestled great,” said Rhoden. “The number one team in the country came in and we had a good crowd. North Idaho beat us last time. We actually should have won a few more matches.”

The win solidifies Clackamas as one of the top contenders in the NJCAA and puts them at 9-3 for the season. The next home meet will be this Friday Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. against Southwest Oregon.

TCP; The red filters through

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David Beasley, Sports Editor
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Volume 47, Issue 3
Sports

Thursday night was an intersquad exhibition.  Each team was coached by an assistant coach. Navy Coach Bret Born vs. Scarlet Coach Rich Vigorito.

The Scarlet team won 22-21.

At 125 Josh Johnson defeated Jared Cash (Dec.)

125 Stevan Knoblauch defeated Kamron Day (Dec.)

133 CJ Palmer pinned Urmas Yanis.

“I pinned him,” said Palmer. “I like Urmas. It’s gonna’ be a rough season wrestling allot of D1 guys, they do this for four years, they got allot more time.”

141 Peter Shea defeated Jordan Brewer (Dec.)

141 Lawrence Otero defeated Robbie Rizzolino (Dec.)

141 Daniel Leonard defeated Jared Sublet (Dec.)

149 Kenny Martin defeated Dylan Holcomb (Dec.) 10-4.

“It feels good to wrestle this first match, it’s been a while, I felt like I was able to maintain a good pace,” said Martin. “It’s a new experience, I was kinda’ nervous, I heard this was a good school to go to, I feel like it’s done me justice so far, I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life right now.”

157 Eleazar DeLuca defeated Elijah Taylor (Dec.) 6-3.

“I have allot of things I need to work on, so it was a good match to open-up what I need to work on,” said Deluca. “Coach Rhoden’s a really good guy, all the coaches have a killer mentality, they want to win and I really like that.”

157 Nikko Veltri defeated Brandon Davidson (Major Dec.) 13-4.

165 Kyle Bateman defeated Tyler White (Dec.) 8-2.

174 Dustin Harris defeated Kolby Mays (Dec.) 6-1.

184 Adrian Salas defeated John Morin (Dec.) 5-1.

197 Dustin Johnson defeated Ihoughwama Odigizuwa (Dec.) 8-7.

The  Cougars head wrestling coach Josh Rhoden comented on the evening.

“I thought it was pretty good, we got areas we can improve in, most of them it’s gonna be a little shock to the system so we got some adjustments to make, but overall it was pretty good,” said Rhoden.

The Cougars will compete against  NAIA Simpson University in Redding, Calif. next Saturday.

The first home competition will be on Nov. 9 against Division 2 Simon Fraser University in Randall Hall at 5 p.m.

TCP; Technique of the Week: double leg takedown

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David Beasley, Associate Editor
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 24
Arts & Culture

The Clackamas Print features a step by step breakdown of techniques from different sports. Players and coaches give their experienced advice and explain the developmental process of building competitive tools. This week former Clackamas wrestler Beau Roberts explained and demonstrated a double leg takedown with Leonard Daniel.

TCP; Clackamas wrestling team says goodbye to some, hello to others

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David Beasley, Associate Sports Editor
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 18
Arts & Culture

“Where do we go from here?” some might ask after Cougar wrestlers said farewell to a large portion of the team.

“I’m real proud,” said head coach Josh Rhoden. “Twelve kids graduated and we gotta’ replace ‘em all, but that means we’re doing good. I’m glad to see it’s working out for those guys.”

Of those departing, three team members answered some “what’s next” questions for The Clackamas Print.

Signed to California Polytechnic Institute, Trent Noon:

TCP: How did you decide to sign?

Noon: I like the coaches. I knew some of the wrestlers and I have a really good partner, Dominic Kastle. The location is awesome. It’s on the beach. It’s a really good school to get a degree from.

TCP: What are your academic plans?

Noon: I’m going to major in communications.

TCP: What is your biggest strength you bring to the team?

Noon: Being an upper-classman I’ll have experience to bring to the table.

Signed to Northern Colorado, Beau Roberts:

TCP: How did you decide to sign?

Roberts: I like the coaches a lot, they are really young and have a lot of energy. I wanted a coach like Rhoden.

TCP: What are your academic plans?

Roberts: I’d like to major in sports psychology and get my teaching degree.

TCP: What is your biggest strength you bring to the team?

Roberts: I really hate losing; I hate it so much I look for new ways to win on the mat all the time. Team chemistry is really important to me.

Signed to Campbell University, Jacob Laden:

TCP: What are your academic plans?

Laden: Major in administration and minor in social work.

TCP: What is your biggest strength you bring to the team?

Laden: My biggest strength? Enthusiasm.

TCP: How do you envision the new experience?

Laden: Going from the West Coast to the East Coast, it’s gonna’ be cool, maybe meet a Southern belle.

A highly skilled and qualified group of wrestlers from various locations across the state and country were recruited to fill the holes left by the transcendent members of the team.

Three time regional champion, three time high school All- American, two-time Oregon state finalist and recent 170-pound Greco Junior Regional champion, Kyle Bateman joined the Clackamas wrestling team from Sandy High School.

Two time Nebraska state finalist and recent state champion, Kenny Martin from Lincoln Southwest High School in Nebraska, helps fill the spot left by Beau Roberts.

A top senior at 170-pounds, Sisto Santana Pina from Kamiakin High School in Washington joined with the assignment of helping out with the 164 and 174-pound divisions after the departure of Noon and 165-pound Niko Hughes. Pina was a three time state medalist for Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, Washington, finishing third once and first twice.

182-pound Adrian Salas from Clovis High School in California joined the team to compete in the 184 and 197-pound divisions. Salas is a state champion, three time state medalist and one of the top wrestlers in the nation for his weight class.

Robbie Rizzolino from Easton High School in Pennsylvania will compete in the 141-pound weight class for the Cougars.

One of the top heavyweight prospects, 285-pound Brandon Johnson joined from Lake Stevens, Wash., where he is a two-time state finalist and the 2013 state champion.

Washington state 152-pound champion Brandon Davidson joined from Bothell, Wash. Oregon state champion Ihoghama Odighizuwa enlisted to the Cougars from David Douglas High School.

Clackamas wrestling also welcomed three-time Oregon State champ Eleazar DeLuca from Phoenix High School. DeLuca won this year’s FILA Junior Greco championship.

With the veterans continuing their journey elsewhere and the new recruits bringing their fresh abilities, next year’s wrestling season promises to be an exciting new experience for Clackamas.

TCP; Cougars perform triumphantly at Nationals

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David Beasley, Associate Sports Editor
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 14
Sports

Facing fierce competition in Des Moines, Iowa last weekend, eight Clackamas wrestlers battled for national recognition at the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center for this year’s NJCAA Championship. It was an impressive campaign against savvy opponents.

Five All-Americans surfaced from the aftermath of the strife: Sage Ornelas, C.J. Palmer, Roberts, Trent Noon and Jacob Mitchell. The five dominant wrestlers added to Josh Rhoden’s competitive coaching resume of 35 All-Americans over seven years.

Finishing third overall as a team, the Cougars maintained their reputation as a top tier team. The road to team success and individual victories was a game of patience and attrition. Ranked fourth going into the tournament, Clackamas rallied a powerful team performance.

All eight wrestlers racked up points throughout the weekend. Steve Conn, Jacob Laden and A.J. Ballard were knocked out early, but still earned team points. Sage Ornelas secured his All- American title by placing sixth in the 125 pound division; he earned nine points for the team. Despite injuries and illness, C.J. Palmer joined the top ranks with a fourth place finish in the 133 pound division.

“Palmer did very well. He got tonsillitis Thursday and still competed, he’s really mentally tough,” said Rhoden.

Palmer battled through shoulder injuries as well, earning 17 team points.

Beau Roberts displayed the tenacity of Clackamas wrestlers. He bested four opponents on his way to the finals.

“It was a real good experience, a lot of good competition and tough wrestlers,” said Roberts. “I knew I had to get in there and battle. I was ranked amongst the top kids that were in my weight class and I knew it was going to be tough all the way through.”

The championship match in the 149 pound division pitted Roberts against Josh Tardy of Harper College. Roberts initiated the action with a takedown after a measured feeling out process. Roberts had a one point lead at the end of the first round.

Beginning round two, Roberts secured a two point takedown, but Tardy scrambled to bring his score up to five quickly. With Tardy leading 5-4, Roberts regained momentum with a reversal, garnering a 6-5 lead at the end of round two.

Round three began methodically with back and forth hand fighting. Tardy was awarded a point for Roberts going out of bounds. Gaining advantage over Roberts, Tardy finished the match with two more points.

“He just hesitated a little bit, gave up a takedown, came back and got an escape. It was a good match but a tough loss,” said Rhoden. Roberts lost 7-6, but nabbed second place in the 149 pound division, earning All- American honors and 18 team points.

“Losing at the end was real tough,” said Roberts. “I wanted it so bad. It’s almost worse having it right there in your grasp. The one thing that is good about it is it keeps me hungry.”

Trent Noon blazed through the 174 pound division, pinning three out of four opponents on his way to the final match.

“The first round and a half of the semis was toughest. Midway through the second round the other guy got tired and broke so I put him on his back and pinned him,” said Noon. “He had the first takedown, besides the quarters and finals the other guys got the first takedowns.”

Noon had no trouble securing a two point takedown in the final match against Chanse Menendez. Menendez grabbed a high single leg, but Noon demonstrated impeccable balance and flexibility defending the takedown attempt.

Menendez tried for more takedowns and was routinely shut down throughout the match. With a considerable amount of standing wrestling, the match was calculated and defensive. Noon snatched a couple impressive two point takedowns during round three and won 9-5 in a dominating display.

Noon achieved his year-long goal of becoming national champion at 174 pounds, while also accruing 26 points for the team.

“I knew that I could do it,” said Noon. “I didn’t think about it, took it one match at a time. I didn’t even look at the bracket.”

Jacob Mitchell ended the Cougars run through the competition at 285 pounds versus Yaseen Mudassar of Nassau Community College. Mitchell used his height advantage against the shorter, stockier Mudassar, avoiding takedowns and controlling distance.

The two behemoths locked arms, vying for head control. The match was a clinic of defense and exhibition of strength by Mitchell. With 15 seconds remaining, Mitchell pitched a two-point takedown and won 3-2, to become the heavyweight national champion. Mitchell contributed 23 team points, edging Clackamas into third place with 97.5 points.

The Cougars were satisfied in the end with another solid placing at nationals. It is the third straight year that Clackamas has finished in the top four nationally as a team.

“The week went good. Three of us were in the finals and two of us won,” said Mitchell. “It was fun. All that hard work paid off.”

“Our team stepped up at the end and everyone did their part,” added Roberts. “As a team I feel like we really came together, third place was really gratifying.”

Complete event results are available at: www.trackwrestling. com.

TCP: Wrestling with fate: Cougars eye Nationals

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David Beasley, Associate Sports Editor
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 13
Sports

A heat wave originating in Oregon City will blast east this week as the Cougar wrestling team prowls toward another NJCAA championship title shot. The NJCAA National wrestling tournament takes place Feb. 22 and 23 at Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center in Des Moines, Iowa. It will be the biggest challenge of the year for eight outstanding Clackamas team members.

“It’s been an up and down year for the team, but that’s not a good indicator for nationals,” said head coach Josh Rhoden. “I like all our spots in the brackets.” The Cougars won the 2011 NJCAA title and finished fourth last season.

“At Wyoming we went two and three as a team,” said heavyweight Jacob Mitchell about last month’s Western Wyoming Duels.

“Last practice is highlight of the season,” said Mitchell, in between rounds in the mat room last week. The fearless Cougar looks forward to the upcoming national competition with optimistic enthusiasm for himself and teammates.

“I’m going to take first and I think we can as team,” said Mitchell. “Me, C.J. and Trent, I think will be national champs and a lot of people could place higher or win it.” Fueling the team fire this season has been Steve “The Heater” Conn in the 184 pound division.

“Steve was on the heater and just kept winning,” said Mitchell of his teammate’s performance. Conn won in dramatic fashion at Pacific University in Forest Grove last month.

“The match versus Pacific, I was losing 8 to 2 and I pinned the guy. The whole team went nuts after I pinned the guy, it was nice to celebrate as a team,” said Conn. “This is my first time going to nationals in the lineup. I’m hoping to go All- American. I’m just going to take it one match at a time.”

Rhoden is impressed with Conn’s work ethic and improvement. “Steve Conn has come on really strong as of late, he figured out how to get wins and be successful,” said Rhoden. “We could easily have eight All-Americans this year.”

Speaking of All-American wrestlers, Trent Noon, the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 174 pounds will descend on the competition Friday. Noon sets a good example for the team and team chemistry seems to be in good supply at Clackamas.

“During wrestling season it’s just school and practice,” said Noon. “Everyone on the team is really close.”

Wrapping up an impressive personal wrestling season, Noon looks forward to nationals with high hopes.

“My only losses this season were to one junior college guy and the others were Division I wrestlers,” said Noon. “I learned and gained a lot as a wrestler. I plan on taking it one match at a time. Everyone has to beat me, I don’t have to beat them.” He sees victory in the cards for the team as well.

“We’ll get the win as long as everyone keeps their heads down and gets to it,” said Noon.

On Friday the weigh-ins start at 7:30 a.m. and the first matches begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day. Saturday the weigh-ins start at 9:30 a.m., with competition starting at 10:30 a.m. and going until awards and final presentations later in the evening. The Cougars will have an action packed weekend and are sure to stand out among the other teams at the competition.

The full team this weekend with weight classes includes: Sage Ornelas at 125, C.J. Palmer at 133, Beau Roberts at 149, A.J. Ballard at 157, Trent Noon at 174, Steve Conn at 184, Jacob Laden at 197 and Jacob Mitchell at 285. The stacked squad will be a force to reckon with this weekend as they are fired up for victory. A video feed will be available the day of the event at www. njcaatv.org.

TCP; Wrestlers pinned under weather

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David Beasley, Associate Sports Editor
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 10
Sports

The wrestling team grappled with more than their opponents last weekend. Getting to and from Wyoming proved to be a tough battle in itself as delays impeded team travel. Here is coach Josh Rhoden’s Facebook post on the CCC wrestling page on their adventures:

“Flight got cancelled yesterday in Salt Lake city and all hotels were sold out in the city...It’s been an adventure! Stayed in Ogden Utah and worked out at Golds Gym across the street from the hotel. Headed back to SLC for an 11:05 am flight to Cody, WY. Weigh in at 4, wrestle at 5 MST. We will keep you posted... GO Cougars!”

The Cougars continued their tradition of dominant athleticism on the mat, winning two of three matches at last weekend’s Northwest Wyoming Duals. The squad won the first match Friday against Iowa Central, 26 to 15. The second match on Friday was another win for Clackamas, 22 to Western Wyoming’s 18. The Cougars struggled on the third match, Saturday they faced host Northwest College and conceded a 31 to 16 overall score. Individual stats are yet to be posted. Refer to CCC Athletics Wrestling page online for updates.

The team’s journey was not yet complete, as they traveled home, another conflict reared its ugly head:

“Back in Salt Lake City and Delayed back to PDX again...lol! Heading back after going 2-1 in Wyoming. Finish the regular season Thursday night in Forest Grove against Pacific University,” said Rhoden via FB. The team is home safely now and has a few new stories to tell family and friends.

— David Beasley